Hydrogen isotopic compositions of long-chain alkenones record freshwater flooding of the Eastern Mediterranean at the onset of sapropel deposition

• Published in: Earth and planetary science letters Vol. 262; no. 3; pp. 594 - 600
• Main Authors: van der Meer, Marcel T.J., Baas, Marianne, Rijpstra, W. Irene C., Marino, Gianluca, Rohling, Eelco J., Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S., Schouten, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 30.10.2007
• Subjects: alkenones; hydrogen isotopes; paleosalinity; S5 sapropel; MED, Aegean Sea; MED, Eastern Mediterranean; hydrogen isotopes; S5 sapropel; alkenones; paleosalinity

Sapropels are organic-rich sediment layers that were intermittently deposited in the Mediterranean Sea, especially in its eastern basin, during the last 10Myr. The associated anoxic events that gave rise to sapropel formation resulted indirectly from the impact of African monsoon maxima on the basin...